Stringing

Tennis stringing prices start at £18.00 for basic synthetic gut strings

Please see the price list below for other tennis strings, including strings from Babolat, Luxilon and more.

If your desired string is not listed, please contact us and we will order it for your racket.

Badminton Stringing prices start at £20.00 for the standard, all-around Toalson Nano Premium 65. Yonex BG80 is also available at £25.00

Squash stringing prices start at £20.00 for quality synthetic gut strings. More specialised strings such as Tecnifibre X-1 Biphase also available.

For all racket sports: Customer supplied stringing fee is £15.00

See our FAQ section at the bottom of the page for more information on stringing, and contact us to get started.

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Why You Should Restring

Stringing is the most important maintenance done on a racket. Aside from restringing when they are broken, a racket should also be restrung on a regular basis regardless if the strings are broken or not.

Not only do strings lose tension while sitting in a racket, more significantly, they lose their elasticity.

Elasticity of strings is felt as the easy power a fresh stringbed provides. Losing this puts much more strain on the user, resulting in less spin and pace on groundstrokes, and can lead to physical pain.

Racket Stringing Associations around the world recommend stringing your racket as many times a year as you play a week. For example, if you play three times a week, the racket should be restrung three times a year.

Ultimately, strings boil down into two categories: Multifilament/Synthetic Gut and Polyester strings.

We have a range of strings available, which can be seen on our Price List.

Synthetic Gut is our standard - a soft, arm-friendly string that provides plenty of easy power and feel.

As the name suggests, Synthetic Gut simulates the properties of Natural Gut - albeit for a much cheaper price and superior durability.

Here at Racket Services Ireland, we use Prince Synthetic Gut for its high quality and continued popularity with players over the decades.

Prince Synthetic gut is available in a variety of colours - including a "rainbow" version.

Polyester strings are the "modern" tennis strings. They provide maximum durability against the immense pressures modern tennis puts on the stringbed, and give greater spin and control of the ball. 

There are hundreds, if not thousands of different polyesters on the market today, all with variations in shape, thickness, colour, and performance.

The range of strings can be daunting, so do use our consultation service to let us help find the right set for you.

Racket Services Ireland has several polyester strings in stock, but we can order any string you request. We recommend Signum Pro Plasma Pure, a cost-effective polyester string that gives an all-round performance, but you can see our other strings on our Price List.

Squash Stringing

As standard, we use Toalson Synthetic 63 for all squash stringing. This is a high-quality Japanese-made multifilament string designed specifically for squash.

As with our tennis stringing, other strings are available on request.

Badminton Stringing

As standard, we use Toalson ion 65 for badminton stringing. This multifilament string is an all-round performer, providing an excellent blend of power and resilience at a cost-effective price.

As with our tennis and squash stringing, other strings are available on request.

Stringing FAQs

Why should I restring my racket? The strings aren't broken.

Stringing is the most important maintenance done on a racket. Aside from restringing when they are broken, a racket should also be restrung on a regular basis regardless if the strings are broken or not.

Not only do strings lose tension while sitting in a racket, more significantly, they lose their elasticity.

Elasticity of strings is felt as the easy power a fresh stringbed provides. Losing this puts much more strain on the user, resulting in less spin and pace on groundstrokes, and can lead to physical pain.

How often should I restring my racket?

The professionals get their rackets freshly restrung for every match, warm-up and practice session to ensure they are playing with their equipment at its optimal quality.

Obviously, this is a bit unrealistic for the rest of us. Thankfully however, Racket Stringing Associations around the world have come up with a neat compromise: 

The number of times you play in a week reflects the number of times you should restring in a year.

 As an example, if you play three times a week, it is recommended the racket should be restrung three times a year.

I just bought a brand new racket. Why should I restring it?

Often, brand new rackets will be sold "factory strung," which - as the name suggests - is stringing done at the racket factory.

To save money and time, factories use a very cheap string and a very damaging method of stringing that simply doesn't have the quality and care that a qualified stringer brings to the table. Plus, these "factory strung" rackets will often sit for months in warehouses before being shipped, during which the cheap strings lose what tension and elasticity they had, resulting in a very sub-par playing experience for the buyer.

We highly recommend buying rackets unstrung, as this preserves the quality of the frame by not subjecting it to the very cumbersome stringing methods employed in factories.

All rackets sold through Racket Services Ireland are strung free of charge on purchase - we want the racket performing at it's best.

Are the more durable polyester strings right for me?

Polyester strings provide excellent control and durability for string-breakers, however they do have their downsides.

For example, polyester strings lose tension and elasticity very quickly, resulting in a "dead" feel that affects your tennis - and more importantly, damages your arm. As a result, it is crucial to string at the recommended intervals in a year.

Even at their best, polyester strings can be quite underpowered and stiff for most players - even professionals!

Before upgrading to a full bed of polyester strings, we recommend trying a hybrid setup. This combines polyester and synthetic gut on one stringbed, combining the durability and spin given by polyester, with the power and feel of synthetic gut.

This hybrid setup sacrifices a little durability/spin and a little power/feel in order to get the best of both types of string.

Professional players such as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray chose this approach for their rackets.

Is string tension important?

Second to the string itself, string tension is very important.

As a general rule of thumb, higher tensions provide more control, and lower tensions provide more power.

Where is gets complex is when you consider the type of strings you are using. For example, polyester strings are very stiff, so can be strung at a lower tension than the synthetic gut while still retaining the same degree of control.

We are happy to discuss string tensions before the stringing process starts, so we can find the optimal tension for you.

Who is stringing the racket?

All stringing at Racket Services Ireland is completed by UKRSA Qualified Professional Tournament Stringer; and GRSA Certified Professional Stringer, Michael Flanigan.

Michael has trained under a former Wimbledon Head Stringer, and has the necessary experience to ensure rackets are properly strung in a variety of stringing patterns, avoiding damage to the frame and ensuring quality in the final product.

Michael is certified to string at a professional tournament standard, ensuring all stringing is completed to the highest level possible, with meticulous attention to detail and complete consistency across all rackets.